Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Item Description

Title: Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney

Author

Barney, Valentine G., 1834-1889

Recipient

Barney,Maria, 1833-1884

Source Document

Extent: 4 pages

Date Created: October 12, [1862]

Description

Topics include receiving $10 from his father, the food supplies at camp, the health of the regiment which includes many men with jaundice, morale of the men, mentions telling his wife army life would be better than he knew it would be in order for her to feel better about letting him be in the military, reporting 2 of his men as deserters to Head Quarters, the false reports written in the papers and mentions prisoner of war camp Camp Douglas.